Swimming-garment.



S. R SIVHT SWIMMENG GARMENT.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. so. 1918.

Patented Oct. 2, 1918.

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SAM B. SMITH, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

SWIMMING- GARMENT.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, SAM R. SMITH, a citi- Zen of the United States,residing in the city of Los Angeles,county of Los Angeles, and State ofCalifornia, have invented certaiirnew and useful Improvements lIlfSWlI1'1 ming-Garments, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to swimming: garments, and more. particularly to agarment, or vest, provid'ed'witli a plurality of pockets, attachedthereto and adapted to receive'float elements, together with means forsecuring said vest or garment around the body of the user.

In the preferred form of my invention, I

have attached receiving pockets to said vest longitudinally thereof,whereby said pockets can be rocked or moved to such position relative tothe body of the wearer, as will be most convenient and comfortable. Byproviding pockets into which float elements can be placed, one or moreair containers, or float elements can be used, as desired.

In order tomore definitely explain my invention, I have illustrated onepractical form thereof on the accompanying sheet of drawings, which Iwill now describe.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a swimming garment embodying myinvention;

,Fig. 2 is a side view thereof;

Fig. 3 is a top plan view thereof; and

Fig. 4 is a horizontal cross sectional view through one of the pocketsshowing its attachment to the garment proper.

Referring now more in detail to the drawings, 1 designates a garment orvest, open in front, with tie strings 2 and 3, at top and bottom,attached to one side of the vest, as at 4, l, and tied through rings 5,5, attached to the opposite side of the vest, said strings preferablybeing tied in a bow knot as indicated, whereby they can be quickly tiedor untied by the wearer himself. Attached to the rear and to the frontof said vest, or garment, longitudinally thereof, I have shown fourpockets 6, 6, attached, as by means of a seam at 7, to the body of thegarment 1. In the present form, said pockets are shown to becylindrical. By being attached, as at 7, they can be rocked to one side,or to the other, so as to be positioned most conveniently for thecomfort of the wearer, whether man or woman. Caps or covers, 8, 8, areprovided for said pockets, and so attached that they can be conven-Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed J'anuary 30, 1918.

Patented Oct. 22, 1918. SerialNo. 214,552.

iently raised to afford access to the pocket. Any suitable button orfastener, as at 9, may be used for holding said caps or covers closed.Inserted in the pockets, as here shown, are air containers, as 10, whichmay be made of tin, aluminium, or other suitable materials WVhile. Ihave shown hollow air containers as the float elements, it will beevident that other float elements which are not hollow may be used inthe pockets. I

have also shown tie stringsll, attached to. the'garment, as at 12, andadapted to. be:

tied through a ring 13,011 the front of said garment, and across thepockets attached to the front thereof, whereby to hold said pockets andtheir float elements a in convenient and comfortable positions againstthe body of the wearer. This also forms a holding means for moresecurely holding the garment tightly around the body of the wearer.

In order to conveniently and quickly secure the lower edges of saidgarment, I have provided at opposite sides, at the front and rearthereof, tie strings 14, 14, which may be brought through the crotch andtied to rings 15, at opposite sides on the front of said garment,substantially as indicated in dotted lines Fig. 2.

I am aware that changes in details can be made in my invention as hereillustrated, without departing from the spirit thereof, and I do not,therefore, limit the invention, except as I may be limited by the heretoappended claims.

I claim:

1. A swimming vest or the like, provided with float elements attachedthereto and adapted to be rocked about their point of attachment todifferent positions relative to said vest for the comfort of the wearer,and means for securing the same in adjusted positions.

2. A swimming garment of the character referred to comprising a bodyprovided with pockets, float elements inserted in said pockets, saidpockets being so attached to said body that they can be rocked relativethereto, and means for holding said pockets in adjusted positions forthe comfort of the wearer.

3. A swimming vest of the character re ferred to, provided with floatelements at the back and front, extending longitudinally thereof, andadjusted to said vest at points in longitudinal alinement with eachother,

whereby said floats can be rocked bodily from one side to the otherrelative to said line of attachment, and means for securing said vest tothe wearer.

4. A swimming vest or open front, tie strings for securing the meetingedges together, float elements extending longitudinally of said vest andattached at points longitudinally of said garment, whereby to be rockedfrom one side to the other for adjustment purposes, and tie strings fortying said float elements in adjusted positions, substantially asdescribed.

5. A swimming vest Or garment, provided at its meeting edges withsecuring means, and at its lower edges, front and back, with securingmeans adapted to be passed through the crotch for holding said garmentdown, float elements attached to said garment and adapted to be rockedthereon for adjustment for-the comfort of the wearer, and

the like, With an means for holding said float elements in ad- 7 justedpositions, substantially as described.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe 6. A swimming garment provided With a pocket attached thereto, andadapted to be rocked laterally on said garment, a float element insertedin said pocket, and means for tying said garment and float element inposition. A

7 A swimming garment provided with a plurality of longitudinallyextending pock-- ets, on the front and rear and attached to the exteriorthereof, said pockets having a single line of attachment, air containersreinovably inserted in said pockets, and means for securing said garmentand said float elements to the upper and lower portions of thebody,substantially as shown and described.

Signed at Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, this 19th day of'Jan- 40 nary, 1918.

SAM B. SMITH.

Witnesses:

HAZEL BRUNDAGE, LUTHER L. MACK.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

